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SUBMITTER: Ichikawa S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2579265 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ichikawa Shoji S Traxler Elizabeth A EA Estwick Selina A SA Curry Leah R LR Johnson Michelle L ML Sorenson Andrea H AH Imel Erik A EA Econs Michael J MJ
Bone 20080618 4
X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH) is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by renal phosphate wasting, aberrant vitamin D metabolism, and abnormal bone mineralization. XLH is caused by inactivating mutations in PHEX (phosphate-regulating gene with homologies to endopeptidases on the X chromosome). In this study, we sequenced the PHEX gene in subjects from 26 kindreds who were clinically diagnosed with XLH. Sequencing revealed 18 different mutations, of which thirteen have not been ...[more]